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• The All Funds Recommendation for the 2020-2022 budget.
• I'm AJ with the legislative budget board.
• Rider 2, Capital Budget Rider, is deleted.
• In these dams in the current budget, the base budget, we. I thought we did. How much did we?
• Item two, budget structure changes.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This is what you see in the budget.
• District budgets, every district has golden pennies, and so their budgets went up as a result of that
• We're a line item in the TEA budget. You're a line item in the budget. Okay.
• As a matter of fact, the entire budget is a bottom-up budget that's built off of the strategic plan.
• Teacher compensation amounts to over 55% of our district budget; however, the other 45% of our budget

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Of course, this budget eliminates one of those sources.
• Many, many times, tough days and budget issues.
• With the Legislative Budget Board.
• , a central part of our base budget.
• In the 2018-19 biennium, all schools faced budget cuts due to a budget problem.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• So it has become, de facto... ...part of baseline budgeting for the CFOs.
• You know, we're going through all of our budget hearings within the system.
• That would be time-limited.
• Landbolding Legislative Budget Board will be presenting on the 2-0.
• There's also a benefit in it for you as budget allocators.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• So we're not in the base budget, but we may need to be in the base budget?
• The next item on the agenda is the budget. The budget is for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
• Andrew Overmyer, Legislative Budget Board.
• My name is **Brad Kane** with the Legislative Budget Board, and I will be presenting the summary of budget
• What impact will that have on budgeting?

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Thank you for the opportunity to comment today on HHSC's budget.
• We thank the Senate for funding the agency's base budget.
• Medicaid budget policy that I think is working very, very well.
• I would like to comment today on HHSC's budget.
• The contract year started for the last two budget cuts.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I live in Flower Mound, and I'm here testifying on SB1 concerning the HHS budget, particularly the budget
• This is a great base budget.
• . the LAR and then what is the base budget?
• The last budget was greatly appreciated.
• I am a member of HCS of Rachel Limited.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It's a very important issue that directly involves our state budget.
• I'll call up the LBB presentation on the budget.
• I think in total if you were to add up all of the off-budget and the on-budget pieces, we're probably
• Does it impact us in the next budget?
• On slide number� You can see our baseline budget request.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I know we have a huge budget.
• on the budget.
• Curtis**: LBB presentation on budget, and we have the agency presentation on budget, **Billy M.
• debt service and our operating budget.
• LBB presentation on the budget, **George Purcell**, and agency presentation on the budget, **J.R.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The LBB presentation on budget will be presented by John Posey, and the agency presentation on budget
• Because you are absolutely limited. You're saying you're limited by legislation? Yes.
• I'm Charles Smith, Legislative Budget Board.
• The first item is the capital budget rider.
• Posey with LBB's breakdown of ERS's budget.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I'm Charlie Smith, Legislative Budget Board.
• I'm Charlie Smith, Legislative Budget Board.
• I’m here for the discussion of our budget request.
• The first one was pretty limited to just really a little.
• Because I saw a mention of it in your budget.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• HB 3310 is a Government Accountability and Budget Transparency Act.
• What do you say to those local leaders that don't have it in their budget to make that happen?
• The legislation provides a structured framework for salary increase and bonus with a statutory 10% limit
• Increases beyond the limits require authorization from the overseeing cabinet secretary on a form through

Bills: HB3310, HB4311, HB3841, HB3024, HB3075

Keywords: purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance

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• The bill would also allow TCEQ to set different limits depending on land use.
• This is not limited to Johnson County.
• That this bill is about limits on PFAS and biosolids.
• Well, there are limited options on what you can do with that.
• How do you develop those concentration limits?

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• per person, $2 million per occurrence bodily injury and property damage policy, or a combined single-limit
• Bill 320 removes unnecessary district requirements across assessments, personnel, facilities, and budgeting
• District requirements across assessments, personnel, facilities, and budgeting, so districts can focus

Bills: S0290, S0320

Keywords: agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, educational efficiency, public schools, district school boards, budget transparency, school accountability, instructional personnel

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first took up CS for SB 290, a broad Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment that, among other things, set density requirements for certain small municipalities, delayed biosolids-related changes from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, required higher insurance coverage for fumigation businesses, increased fines for fumigation violations, extended the time contractors have to pay subcontractors and suppliers from 15 to 30 business days, preempted certain county agritourism permitting ordinances, and renamed the Bonifay Forestry Station. Senators raised concerns about local government preemption, the biosolids timeline, and especially the new felony penalty for nonpayment of subcontractors and suppliers. Audubon Florida testified in opposition to the state lands and biosolids provisions, while several agricultural and industry groups waived in support. The bill was reported favorably after debate, with Senator Bracy Davis voting no and Senator Jones expressing concern about the contractor penalty. The committee then heard SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools. The bill would reduce district-level requirements across assessments, personnel, facilities, budgeting, and early learning administration; expand teacher apprenticeship pathways; create longer instructional contracts and renewable professional certificates; simplify testing and evaluation rules; increase flexibility for Title I and discretionary capital funding; and streamline facility planning and architectural requirements. School district and education association representatives waived in support. Senators Osgood and others praised the deregulation and flexibility, while Senator Bracy Davis asked about remedies if charter schools fail to respond directly to Department of Education expenditure questions. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce administrative burden while preserving accountability. SB 320 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then adjourned.

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• Currently, the comptroller allows overpayments to offset underpayments under a limited set of circumstances
• One of the most significant challenges we face as a rural EMS agency... is our limited budget.
• To illustrate, our yearly budget is around $950,000.
• We just ordered for next year's county budget... an ambulance at the cost of $345,000.
• We have an ever-increasing overall budget and revenue.

Bills: SB868, SB1337, SB1371, SB1377, SB1426, SB1620, SB2064, SB2065, SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: SB 868, rural volunteer fire department assistance program, volunteer fire department assistance fund, Texas Government Code, wildfire, wildland fire, high-risk wildfire area, fire suppression, rural fire departments, volunteer firefighters, emergency response, public safety, grant allocation, appropriations, disaster preparedness, tax penalties, interest calculation, overpayment, tax law, refund process

Bills: HB558, HB558

Keywords: education funding, public schools, student achievement, RAISE Act, K-12 education, state budget, accountability, rural impact, legislation, report, government analysis, community assessment, 1136, house, all

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• Because that is 38% of our state budget.
• We have other budgets that will get taxed if we lose that money.
• Then what happens when the budget isn't balanced again?
• dollars we have other um other budgets dollars we have other um other budgets that<00:07:52.680>
• <00:30:40.000> that uh underneath the sales tax limit that uh underneath the sales tax limit

Bills: HF4, HF173

Keywords: tax relief fund, budget surplus, surplus revenue, tax rebate, tax refund, one-time refund, income tax, property tax, constitutional amendment, Minnesota Constitution, general fund, budget reserve, taxpayer relief, state surplus, fiscal forecast, wealthy taxpayers, high-income exclusion, 2026 ballot, referendum, surplus distribution

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• Members, House Bill 3378 makes a limited one-time adjustment to the term.
• House Bill 3383 establishes a statutory limit on the number of hours a state employee may be required
• Starting with House Bill 3413, what we're doing with 3413 would require state agencies on their October budget
• Delivered or completed on time and on budget, or is still ongoing for over budget.

Bills: HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130

Keywords: 2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census

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• Is there a limit to that?
• **Julie Lindsey**, Legislative Budget Board.
• of the budget self-funded by attorneys' fees.
• I am going to have my budget person. These finance swaps are crazy.
• I would defer to our budget folks as far as what it looks like.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, Attorney General, budget recommendations, funding swaps, salary increases, Landowner's Compensation Program, public testimony, law enforcement

Summary: The meeting focused on the budget recommendations for the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), where key issues included the proposed decrease of $163.9 million for the 2024-25 biennium and various methodology swaps for funding. Attorney General Paxton discussed ongoing litigation expenditures and emphasized the need for continued investments in agency staffing to address rising demands within law enforcement. Notably, he requested a 6% salary increase for 2026 and 2027 to retain talented personnel amidst competitive job markets. Public testimony highlighted community awareness challenges regarding the Landowner's Compensation Program, indicating a need for enhanced outreach efforts.

Bills: HB65, HB67, HB73, HB205, HB225, HB339, HB550

Keywords: sexual harassment, public employees, training requirements, mandatory education, elected officials, public records, personal information, protected individuals, ethics, transparency, public meetings, voting, electronic voting machine, government accountability, term limits, governor, Louisiana constitution, elections, gubernatorial, law enforcement